The race towards an early grave or grace?

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The discussion highlights a critical examination of modern technology's focus on efficiency, productivity, and enhancement of human capabilities through advancements like cloning and automation. It raises concerns about whether these technological developments lead to a diminished capacity for physical and mental resilience in humans. The argument suggests that while technology aims to improve human life and capabilities, it may also create challenges that humanity struggles to adapt to. Furthermore, it posits that technology could potentially circumvent natural evolutionary processes, questioning the validity of traditional concepts of natural selection in the context of rapid technological progress.
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Technology today is so focused on efficieny, proficiency and producivity. Cloning to create better humans, faster transportation, longer work-days and computerised everyday experience. Is it worth it?

For anyone who believes in evolution: Have you created machines that we ourselves cannot live with due to lack of physical and mental strength?

Technology is so concentrated on grace and human prosperity - in the form of machinery and ability to do as much as possible, as soon as possible. And the limits of possibility is constantly altered.
 
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I think technology will enable us to by pass the normal path of natural selection/mutation for humans (so far) so I am not sure the question is valid.
 
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